Global flow control company Rotork has announced the acquisition of the Bifold Group Ltd (Bifold), a manufacturer of pneumatic and hydraulic instrument valves and components. [ + ]

Schneider Electric has named Mauro DelleMonache as its new industry director for Australia. Mauro will head Schneider Electric's automation product offering, as part of Schneider Electric's overall automation efficiency solutions. [ + ]

RS Components (RS) has entered a supply agreement with B&R Enclosures, an Australasian specialist in the design and manufacture of enclosures, racks and cabinets. [ + ]

Emerson has acquired Spectrex, Inc., a manufacturer of flame and open path gas detectors. [ + ]

ABB has announced that as part of the second stage of its Next Level restructure strategy, the divisional structure will be streamlined from five divisions to four. [ + ]

Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) has announced the appointment of Metromatics as the Australian and New Zealand distributor for its product range. [ + ]

Deploying network address translation helps resolve complications of duplicate IP addresses. [ + ]

Madison Technologies has been appointed as the exclusive distributor of the Solexy explosion-proof and intrinsically safe communications product range in Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]

Refinery operator Viva Energy Australia is the latest organisation to join the Institution of Chemical Engineers Safety Centre (ISC). Viva Energy has signed on as an ISC operating partner and is expected to share its safety expertise to benefit process industries globally. [ + ]

Rockwell emerges as the Best Internet of Things Provider, Best Programmable Control Systems Provider and Best Machine Safety Systems Provider in Asia. [ + ]

The Corrosion and Prevention 2015 Conference allows industry stakeholders to meet and discuss a wide range of topics relating to corrosion and its prevention or mitigation. [ + ]

Australian instrumentation supplier ProDetec has announced that it has acquired the SIGRIST exclusive distributor rights for Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]

SpeedCast International Limited has announced that it has been awarded a multiyear, multimillion-dollar contract for delivery of satellite communications and network services by InterOil Corporation in Papua New Guinea. [ + ]

Rockwell Automation has announced its inaugural educational event focused on power and energy, Power TechED, to be held 8–9 September 2015 at the Gold Coast Convention Centre, Queensland. [ + ]

ABB has acquired the remaining shares of CGM to become its sole shareholder. Sweden-based CGM provides modern control room design and ergonomic solutions for maximum control room operator effectiveness. [ + ]